I Killed an Academy Player - Chapter 39

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A relic from Merkava Academy that boasts 80 years of service as the Iron Lady. Madame Joséphine was still troubled by the influx of protests.

“This church can never allow demons to enroll! This is a grave threat to humanity!」

「The royal family is very concerned about the recent actions of the chairman who has been accepting demons one after another.」

「Bio requesting cooperation from the Magic Tower for research on living vampires.」

「Demons as students. I can’t believe I accepted it. “You are now holding a dangerous toy.”

This was the position of the Catholic Royal Magic Tower Association. But it’s not something that can’t be solved.

Excluding the fundamentalist Catholic Church, the royal family and the association are tightly controlled by Chairman Eriu, and the greedy wizards of the Magic Tower are able to negotiate to some extent.

The strongest opposition is from the Catholic Church, but their power is not as strong as before.

“Our denomination supports the president’s actions. “I think everyone should be given a chance.”

Protestants began to emerge through a religious revolution, breaking away from the rigid and corrupt behavior of Catholicism.

Now that they have become the world’s mainstream denomination, they have declared that they will take a different path from the Catholic Church.

A friendly stance toward demons is a representative example of this. Thanks to this, I was able to calm the situation by using the authority of religion…

“Clara.”

“Chairman.”

The chairman, a young man wearing a neat suit and carrying a cane, put a gentleman’s hat on his head and came to say hello.

“I will be away for a while.”

“I could have done it for you.”

The chairman was planning to visit each organization with materials prepared by professors of the Department of Magic about Marie.

Several professors, including Professor Ronan, will follow Director Eriu and prove with data that Marie can sufficiently control her vampiric impulses.

“Other places are fine, but isn’t the old school an unpleasant place for Clara?”

“…….”

Josephine closed her eyes, remembering the witch hunt that took place 100 years ago. Because I still vividly remember the tragedy from my childhood.

“Please take good care of this place while I am gone.

Josephine saw the chairman off to the city entrance. With her spatial magic, it took less than 10 seconds.

“If anything happens, use the emergency contact network.”

“I understand. Please take care.”

After seeing the Chairman off, Josephine continued her work on behalf of Chairman Eriu.

Professor Dana’s new monster experiment and Professor Permak’s collaborative work.

As this is an experiment targeting sealed special monsters, the number of years of service is 10 years. It is difficult to give permission to anyone other than the above senior professors.

‘Professor Permak is in his 10th year this year. We can give permission.’

The following is a plan for a summer vacation joint retreat by Old Man Harmon, who has been in the service for 30 years. Since it was an annual event, Josephine passed it without much hesitation. “

Experiment with the regenerative power of vampires? Professor Jack? Do you still think this is the Magic Tower?”

No.

“Permission to build a third dormitory? Hmm…”

On hold.

“Permit to open a new restaurant? First of all…”

From the looks of it, it’s an oriental fish restaurant. It’s a restaurant that serves raw fish over rice, which is popular among young people these days.

Josephine is able to give a long speech about how barbaric it is to eat raw fish as is. There was, but I put it on hold because I thought it was also a young person’s culture.

‘If you think about it, the Dutch were very interested in this barbaric food.’

Recently, she officially got her outing permit and went to the city.

She had the attitude that she would rather not go because she had to wear a tracking magic device, so I was surprised that she accepted it obediently.

‘Corin Locke…’

The recent change in that child was as follows. There is no doubt that it was done by a knight boy.

He prevented the Marie Incident early in the semester, competed against swordsman Louisa Arden, and even played a part in subduing the infamous murderer John Doe. Recently, Corin Locke has been talked about among the professors of the knight department

. There seems to be a heated debate going on.

It’s about whether a student of his size can be placed in ‘Level 5’.

Aside from that, Josephine looked at this talented person carefully.

As if she had expected Marie’s runaway behavior. A level 5 knight who stopped the Aden and fought a surprising battle with Runia Aden.

Recently, he also helped subdue the infamous murderer John Doe.

“…Application for providing Mandragora harvest land?”

When the name I was already paying attention to caught my eye, Josephine looked at it carefully.

Mandragora.

The seed that can be exchanged when you achieve 100 points in the Hunting Ground practice was the seed of Mandragora.

First, I taught tips and precautions for growing Mandragora through Alchemy Professor Rurara, but harvesting it was not possible. It’s different.

This is because Mandragora lets out a tremendous scream as soon as it is pulled from the ground.

This scream even deals magical damage, causing even a strong knight’s eardrums to explode or, in extreme cases, death. That’s why I told you to

submit a separate application when the harvest time comes.

” ……It’s not a problem.”

Considering the damage caused by mandragora harvesting, it’s not surprising. And a plan for harvesting and decocting it as a decoction was attached. Everything was

flawless, but the problem was the location.

“.. ….No way?”

You didn’t do it knowingly, right? Josephine thought it couldn’t be possible. The

only ones who know the secret are herself, the chairman, and… the traitor from 80 years ago.

* * * *

Passing through the Merkava Grand Library . On the west side of the Academy, there are many experimental buildings favored by the Department of Magic.

Connected to the dormitories of the Department of Magic students, this is where professors also conduct research, and when you enter, you can smell the pungent smell of medicinal herbs.

“…Is Mandragora being harvested in a place like this?”

Alisha was wary of the vacant lot filled with fallen leaves. It’s a bit of a cheap atmosphere here.

“How much do you know about Mandragora?”

“Uh… you mean you scream a lot when you pull it out?”

“That’s right. So, when pulling out the mandragora, you have to be careful not to burst your eardrums. Good earplugs are a must, and it’s best to have a wide open space around you.”

“If you’re going to do this, isn’t it better to do it indoors to avoid any damage?”

Alicia’s doubts are reasonable. But there is a scientific reason for this.

“Sound… is reflected.”

“…Reflection?”

There was a time when I was obsessed with speakers.

We even tuned the room by installing sound-absorbing panels here and there in the room to capture the bass with high-end 8-inch speakers and a 12-inch subwoofer.

The common sense about sound that I learned in the process is that ‘sound’ is reflected when it hits a wall.

Now, what would happen if the scream of Mandragora, which produces the maximum output of an outdoor park speaker, echoes in a tightly packed room? What if that high note even had magical additional damage?

“Unlimited splatdam, right….”

“Splatdam?”

“There is such a thing. In any case, pulling out Mandragora indoors is suicidal.”

In the game, just tap the combination window! I didn’t know it because I did it, but I know it thanks to Professor Rurara, who was experimenting with Mandragora in the previous episode.

That terrifying experiment that cut off the monster for 10 seconds.

That was the first time I knew that a monster could die from a ruptured eardrum.

“Did you make sure there was no one around?”

“Yes, we have installed all the warning signs. But why is it behind the experiment building?”

“Because it’s a place where people don’t pass by often.”

The place I chose to harvest Mandragora is behind the site of the experiment building on the west side of the Academy.

This is a place that was once created as soil for raising magical creatures, but was completely contaminated and abandoned due to incorrect injection of reagents.

It is a site that has been sealed off for the ostensible reason…

‘Actually, there is a secret passage here that leads to the experiment building.’

A special underground laboratory that only a very small number of academy professors can enter. It is a place where all kinds of monsters and demonic spirits are sealed.

Besides, there are only about four people in this world besides me who know this secret passage.

Why there is such a bloody place in the school requires some defense.

Among special monsters and demon spirits, there are quite a few beings that cannot be physically killed. A case like the King of Iron Mountain is a case in which he cannot die unless he uses a special technique.

It has to be sealed somewhere, but if it is sealed in an awkward place, it can be easily stolen, so it has to be sealed in a place where powerful forces reside.

“Heo Gu-heon, is there any meaning in robbing me?”

“yes?”

“not a big deal.”

You must have seen something powerful sealed somewhere and unable to be released while playing this game in previous rounds.

Isn’t this an incident that happens while testing the ‘King of Iron Mountain’, the final boss of Act 2?

“It’s starting slowly.”

“Gulp!”

“Don’t make weird noises next to me.”

“I mean… let’s relax.”

A pot with a mandragora was placed. Each flower pot has a gold and silver plain mandragora embedded in it.

Although it is far from ordinary in terms of Mandragora.

I took out my earplugs. These are special earplugs made from the leather of a northern silver fox.

Alisha and I put one on each ear and got fully prepared.

“Are you ready? Operator Arisha!”

“I’m ready Captain!”

Mandragora cannot be dug alone. You need someone to hold the flower and pull it out by the roots, and a helper to cut off the roots and stem the moment it is pulled out.

This is because Mandragora will continue to scream unless the roots and stem are separated.

“Huh… am I shaking right now?”

“I’m really nervous too.”

This is the fourth time I have personally chosen Mandragora. In the previous episode, it was a collaboration between Mr. Park and I.

I pulled it out and he cut it with magic.

“Huh…! Let’s go!”

“Go for it!”

Holding on to the stem of the mandragora buried in the flower pot…

“Gandat!”

Sigh! Uprooted.

“Kie?”

Mandragora’s bare face is revealed when the root is pulled out. It has an ugly face, as if a newborn had been aged for about 200 years.

“Hello, my friend?”

“Kie…”

Just as I was confused by the sudden sunlight. The guy opened his mouth wide.

“Evee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Eeg.”

“Kaaat?!”

The man’s screams rang out like crazy in the clearing. If it was the moment my child was born, oh my! Feel like a general! He would have been happy.

“Now is it, Alisha! Alisha?!”

Now is the time, Jin Alicia! Show off your sword skills that even reach the realm…!

-Gurgling?

“Arisha?”

Arisha, who had fallen and fell face down on the floor of the vacant lot, was foaming. When I looked at the earplugs, I could see that they were not fitted tightly, so my ear canals were slightly exposed.

This guy didn’t wear his earplugs properly!

“Evee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Ee Eeg.”

Now that things are like this, I have no choice but to cut off the mandragora’s stem, even though I’m wearing earplugs!

When I took out a knife from my pocket and cut its tough stem as if sawing it, its screams got even louder.

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkt

“Uuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu…!

Can you hold on until it’s all cut? Mandragora’s screams grew louder.

“Hey, do you have that high pitched voice?”

An eye for an eye, a tooth for a tooth! Sound is reflected and canceled out. I am a human from a country that owns IU! I’ll show you what 3rd stage treble is!!

“Kkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk! I’m going crazy!!”

“Kkiss!” Ssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss at at his

head on!” – Scrapss!

“

KISSSSSSSSSS— ───!!” Eeeee────!!”

– Scrap! Snip! Snip!

Cutting out the Mandragora’s screams, I managed to cut off its stem.

“Kkeeeee……..”

Mandragora gradually shrinking. A scream. He threw his ugly face and fell to the floor.

“Heo-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-o-eok…!”

It seems like blood is filling my ears. Is my eardrum slightly ruptured?

But I feel like it’s a golden mandragora and a white mandragora. I think the sound was much louder…

“Hey, wake up.”

I tapped Alisha, who had fallen down, and she jumped up.

“Hehehe…! Oh, I didn’t sleep!”

“I didn’t sleep… just wipe your saliva and speak.”

“Sigh…”

Alicia lowered her head as if she was embarrassed, wiping away the frothy saliva.

“I’m sorry. …….”

“That’s enough. I was planning to pick up the silver today…

but can I really trust Alisha? Seeing her stand up suddenly, stumble, and then fall down again, I don’t trust her at all.

– Fall!

It sounds like she jumped from somewhere high and landed. I looked away.

They must have put up a no trespassing sign, so why did you come in?

“Hello, Corinne. What are you two doing?”

The identity of the intruder was unexpected. More accurately, I would say he was an uninvited guest.

“Senior Marie? “Didn’t you say there was an experiment in the laboratory today?”

“Yes. It was noisy, so I jumped.”

Jumped? Where?

When I looked up without thinking, I saw an unnaturally open window in the tall building of the experimental building. It

was roughly the 12th floor. You jumped from there?

“……The senior was sincere. “I have to try becoming a knight.”

“Hmm… I’ll do it if Corin teaches me. In the training room, you always hang around with junior Arisha.”

“Well, we’re the same knight.” ”

So what were you two doing?”

Maybe it was my mood that made the question seem so persistent. First, he lifted up the dead mandragora and showed it to me.

“As I said last time . You did it, right? They say they’re harvesting Mandragora.”

“Aha~ I see!”

Only then did Marie’s stiff expression loosen and she hops over to her.

“Are you going to pull out the rest as well?”

“But I’m going to pull them out later because of the damage I suffered today.”

“With junior Arisha?”

“Hmm. … Since it’s a two-person team, Arisha is probably more comfortable.”

“I’ll just do it!”

“Oh, wait. That’s hard to cut unless you’re a knight…”

-Wook!

“Kie?”

“Hmm~ The color is unusually silver?”

It’s too late! I’ve already pulled it out! The silver mandragora is about to scream loudly. It

is

there

!

_

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_

_ There is also a Mandragora farm, although the annual production is less than 30 roots. I’ve pulled it out often since I was little!”

“Uh… What does that have to do with not screaming…”

“Hmm…”

Marie tilted her finger to her mouth. He added, as if he wasn’t sure.

“I’ve been pulling Mandragoras for about five years, and at some point, they stopped screaming when I pulled them.”

“Hiccup!”

“Hiccup!”

Oh, is that it? The dogs are shaking in front of the dog owners. Shaking and unable to move?

Mandragora couldn’t even scream, hiccuping, and even his expression turned gloomy. Are you crying?

“Look carefully, Corin. “I grabbed the mandragora’s stem all at once like this.”

Marie, whose size was less than half of my forearm, skillfully grabbed the mandragora’s stem with her delicate hands and twisted it torn off in one go. “Kik…!” All she could say was

this

. A dead mandragora. The body of a mandragora stretched out is pitiful.

“Are you going to eat it with Corin decoction? Or are you going to eat the roots?”

“Uh… eat the shiny ones raw and use the regular ones as a decoction.”

“Really? Then it will take a long time. Junior Arisha!”

“Ah, four! Yes net! Senior!”

“I’ll prepare the decoction, so junior, would you like to get something to eat while you wait? Hmm… rabbit meat and potatoes would be nice.”

“Yes? That… really?”

“Yes. “I’ll make you rabbit stew!”

“Rabbit stew? I understand, Captain!”

Arisha salutes and hurries away. When did she lose the captain’s position?

“Um… Marie-senpai? What should I do?”

“Corin, you don’t have to do anything.”

“……Yes?”

“You don’t have to do anything. “I’ll do everything.”

Senior Marie’s words… had an undeniable charm

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